Scandinavia Eurotrip 2023

So as the title suggests, this was the BIG hike where Emz said YES to marrying me!😁 But it wasn't all as plain sailing as it would seem. Initially the plan was to do this on the previous hike, but a combination of having to write a poem in a card in a long drop (the only time I could get away from Emz) and us being so exhausted that mere survival held stronger sentiment than proposals, things never really materialised in the 'grazing a knee' department. So onto hike no. 2 in Reinheimen NP. A less challenging hike and one where surely nothing else could go wrong, right? Besides, Emz had already passed her final test with flying colours of doing 145km hiking across the Norwegian mtns with 5000m elevation gain in 10 days.😉 Anyways, the weather was set fair for our day 2 of hiking and this was D-day...the planned day! But things quickly didn't seem so rosy when poor Emz put on her hiking boots and was in absolute agony from them. Emz being Emz, wanted to attempt to hike on and thought that us not hiking that day would ruin our already amazing 3 month holiday. I managed to convince her through her tears that it was okay for us not to hike - especially if one was in pain - ; us not hiking wouldn't ruin the holiday and we could just chill at the cabin (by far the best cabin we'd stayed at as well) on the lake and have a picnic. Emz eventually came around to the idea and it was at this picnic on the rocks beside the lake where this amazing girl said YES! We both couldn't be happier!😁🥳💍

We celebrated with a little bottle of prosecco I'd carried around for 145km, a bottle of nice french wine and some Norwegian people in the cabin made us blueberry pancakes for dessert which was lovely! We also met a girl named Live (pronounced 'lever') who joined us for the last 2 days of the hike and Emz and myself were both very impressed. I can't say I've met many 18yr olds that go hiking for 4 nights in the mountains by themselves and even have their own rifle!😳 Anyways, she kept us both entertained with her stories. All in all though, a great 4 day hike and Emz and myself think it's probably one of the best in Norway😏😉😁Read more